Was it hubris or inexperience? Was it overconfidence in the pieces he had, or a lack of belief in what was on the market? These are the questions Detroit Tigers fans are asking about Scott Harris' approach to the trade deadline as they hope he learned his lesson from Jerry DiPoto of the Seattle Mariners.
It took the Mariners all five games and six bonus innings in the finale to send the Tigers packing and close out the ALDS victorious. Back at the end of July, that wouldn't have seemed likely. The Tigers' record stood as one of the best in baseball; meanwhile, the Mariners were looking up at the battered Houston Astros in the AL West standings.